Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

Artigo Produção Nacional Revisado por pares

BIBTEX RIS

Life satisfaction and participation among community-dwelling older adults: Data from the FIBRA study

2019; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 26; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/1359105319893020

1461-7277

Taiguara Bertelli Costa, Anita Liberalesso Néri,

Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management

This study investigates the association between participation in four domains of physical activity, social activities, and global life satisfaction among 2344 community-dwelling older adults (72.3 ± 5.5 years; 65.6% female) in Brazil. Comparison analyses were performed on the frequencies, and statistical analysis also included univariate and hierarchical logistic regression analysis. Of all the physical activity domains analyzed, only leisure-time physical activity was found to be associated with global life satisfaction. There was also a positive association between global life satisfaction and social activity participation. We conclude that the specific domain in which activity is performed interferes with one’s perception of his or her life.